Paid plans are available on monthly or annual billing. Annual plans save 20%.
Free: $0
A full video editor, free to use. No credit card required.
Multi-track timeline editing
Transitions, effects, text, and color
Video export
You can also connect the Selects MCP, or connect your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription, on the Free plan. Chatting then runs on your own AI plan. Analyzing your footage still uses Selects credits. To choose between them, see Which AI setup should you use in Selects?.
Anything that runs on Selects credits needs a paid plan. That covers analysis (transcript, speaker profiles, and visual analysis) and everything built on it: drafts from chat, captions, removing silence, removing retakes, and cutting filler words. It also covers generating video, images, and voiceover.
Starter: $20/month
$16/month billed annually
For solo creators and smaller projects.
Includes everything in Free, plus:
AI features that run on Selects credits, with no Claude or ChatGPT subscription needed
Up to 10 hours of raw video analysis per month, or 175 seconds of AI video, 130 images, or 3.5 hours of voiceover
All AI agent editing
Scene and speaker search
Multi-cam sync and auto camera switching
Handoff to Premiere, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve
3,600 credits per month
Pro: $100/month
$80/month billed annually
Higher limits for heavy editing
For editors working on footage every week.
Includes everything in Starter, plus:
Up to 40 hours of raw video analysis per month, or 710 seconds of AI video, 530 images, or 14.5 hours of voiceover
14,400 credits per month
Pro Max: $200/month
$160/month billed annually
Higher limits for heavy editing
For editors working on larger, more complex projects.
Includes everything in Pro, plus:
Up to 100 hours of raw video analysis per month, or 1,775 seconds of AI video, 1,330 images, or 37 hours of voiceover
For larger, multi-cam projects
36,000 credits per month
Team: $1,000/month
$800/month billed annually
For production companies, studios, and in-house teams.
5 or more seats included
Shared credits across the team
Centralized billing and administration
Advanced data privacy
Up to 200 hours of raw video analysis per month
72,000 credits per month
Enterprise
For Enterprise pricing covering both Selects and Premiere Assistant, see Enterprise plan.
Billing and credits
Annual plans save 20% compared to monthly billing.
The price shown is the amount you pay. No tax is added at checkout.
Each account is for individual use and cannot be shared.
If you run out of credits before your next billing cycle, you can top up at $0.0167 per credit (Starter, Pro, and Pro Max) or $0.0222 per credit (Team). Top-ups are available on paid plans.
FAQs
What is a credit and how does it work?
A credit is the unit Selects uses to measure your usage. Everything comes from one shared balance: your plan gives you a set number of credits each month to use however you need.
Feature | 1 credit covers | Credits per hour |
Video analysis | 10 seconds | 360 credits |
Audio analysis | 1 minute | 60 credits |
Note:
Audio analysis: credits apply only when you have a separate audio file (such as a lav mic recording). Audio embedded in your video file does not count separately. Video analysis covers both.
Video analysis: Credits are counted against the total video duration of every file you upload, not the length of your main timeline (sequence). Selects analyzes both the video and audio in each file to power AI drafts, topic detection, scene search, and B-roll suggestions. If you upload 4 camera files that are 2 hours each, Selects counts 8 hours of footage, even if the actual interview is only 2 hours long.
For example, an editor who uses Selects only to sync a 2-camera shoot and hand it off to Premiere:
2 cameras × 1 hour of footage = 720 credits per shoot
Starter plan (3,600 credits) covers 5 full shoots per month
If they also do audio analysis, those pull from the same balance, so the total video hours available go down accordingly.
Chatting with the Assistant uses credits from the same balance. There is no fixed rate per message, because it depends on how long the conversation runs and how much footage the agent has to read. Learn more in Edit with chat.
Generating video, images, and voiceover uses credits too. Each tool shows the estimated cost before you generate.
Does chatting with the Assistant use credits?
Yes. Chatting with the Assistant uses Selects credits.
There is no fixed rate per message. How much a conversation uses depends on how long it runs and how much footage the agent has to read. Hover [Remaining credits] in the chat model menu to see your balance as you work.
Chatting on your own connected Claude or ChatGPT subscription does not use Selects credits, because that plan covers the conversation instead. Learn more in Edit with chat.
Do unused credits roll over to the next month?
No. Credits reset at the start of each billing cycle. If you have leftover credits at the end of the month, they don't carry over.
Is Selects free to use?
Yes. The Free plan is a full video editor with no time limit and no credit card. You can edit on the timeline, add transitions, effects, and text, and export your video.
You need Selects credits for analysis and for the AI features built on it, such as drafts from chat, captions, and removing silence. Credits come with a paid plan.
New users also get free trial credits to try those features. If you don't see any credits and you have never used Selects on this computer, claim them yourself:
Click your profile icon in the top right of the Selects app.
Click [Claim free credits].
Click [OK] in the window that opens.
Your 3,600 credits are added right away.
You can also claim them from chat. If chat says you're out of Selects credits, click [Claim free credits] in that notice, then send your message again.
Note: [Claim free credits] only appears if this computer has not used the trial yet. If the button is not there, the trial has already been claimed on this machine.
Why can't I use the free trial even though I haven't used it with this account?
The free trial is linked to your device, not your account. Each device can only access the trial once, regardless of how many accounts are used on it. This is in place to prevent trial misuse.
If this is the first time you have used Selects on this computer, the trial may just need claiming. Click your profile icon in the top right of the Selects app, then click [Claim free credits].
What's the difference between Pro and Pro Max?
Both are under the Pro tier. Pro gives you 14,400 credits (40 hours of video) and Pro Max gives you 36,000 credits (100 hours). Pro Max is the better value per credit if you edit a high volume of footage regularly.
Can I top up credits if I run out before the month ends?
Yes. You can purchase additional credits at any time without changing your plan. Existing subscribers on older plans will also be able to use the top-up feature.
What happens when I run out of credits? Does Selects stop working?
You can keep editing. Timeline editing, transitions, effects, and export don't use credits, so they keep working.
Anything that uses credits pauses: new analysis, chat on Selects models, and generating video, images, or voiceover. On a paid plan, top up at any time or wait for your credits to reset at the start of your next billing cycle. On the Free plan, subscribe to a plan to get more credits.
Are prices shown inclusive of tax?
Yes. The price on the Selects pricing page is the amount you pay, and no tax is added at checkout. For detailed tax questions, contact us at [email protected].
Can I share my account with someone else?
No. Each Selects account is for individual use only and cannot be shared. If unauthorized sharing is detected, your account may be suspended without notice.
How do I cancel my plan?
Go to your Cutback Dashboard > Plans > select your current plan > Cancel subscription. Once canceled, your plan stays active until the end of your current billing period and won't renew after that.
Can I get a refund?
Refunds are available within 7 days of your payment date, but only if no paid features have been used. To request one, go to your Cutback Dashboard > Invoices > Request Refund. If your request meets the criteria, your refund will be processed within 3 business days.
Are the Assistant and the MCP integration available on all plans?
Yes. The Assistant and the MCP integration are available on all Selects plans, including Free. There are three ways to use them, and they are billed differently:
The Assistant on Selects models: chatting uses your Selects credits.
The Assistant on your own subscription (BYOS): connect a Claude or ChatGPT plan and chatting uses that plan instead of your Selects credits.
MCP integration: the AI app you connect (Claude, Codex, and so on) bills chatting through its own plan, and the editing it does in Selects does not use Selects credits either.
Analyzing your footage uses Selects credits on all three. On the Free plan you can connect the MCP or your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription, but analysis and the features built on it need Selects credits, which come with a paid plan.
For heavy use, Pro or higher is recommended, since Starter plan credits (3,600 per month) can go quickly with regular analysis and chatting. Bringing your own subscription or using the MCP is the cheapest way to chat, because your own AI plan covers the conversation.
To choose between them, see Which AI setup should you use in Selects?